Judge Matthew Wald

Applies to

Motion

The moving party must notice motions under Rules 52, 56, 59, and 60 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure for hearing in accordance with those Rules.

Applies to

Motion

The title of every motion must identify the applicable Montana Rules of Civil Procedure number.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

If oral argument is desired, counsel must include a proposed order with the motion, leaving blanks for the Court to fill in the date and time.

A matter cannot be placed on the law and motion calendar until the motion or other documentation and all relevant supporting documents have been filed with the Clerk.

Applies to

Disclosure

An appropriate disclosure must be served and filed no later than 15 days before the Case Scheduling Conference, subject to the stated discovery-rule exceptions.

A written order or judgment must be presented to the Clerk for filing immediately after it is made.

Counsel must notify the appropriate county Clerk of District Court by noon on the preceding business day about matters to be placed on the law-and-motion calendar.

Counsel should consult the county Clerk of Court to determine the law-and-motion date and time.

Contact

Phone

Phone

(406) 322-5406

Unless the Judge schedules them, contested matters, matters involving factual questions, or matters requiring more than 30 minutes must be scheduled through the Court Administrator by phone.

Proof of service for papers that must or may be served must be filed promptly and before the Court or parties act, unless the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure or another applicable statute prescribes a particular proof method.

Except in Domestic Relations Cases or cases where good cause is shown by motion and affidavit, a party generally may not seek discovery before making the required disclosure or seek it from another party before serving that party, although written interrogatories may be served simultaneously with the disclosure and the Court may grant leave.

Applies to

Facsimile document

If the original is not served on the day of the facsimile filing, the facsimile document must be served under Rule 5, M. R. Civ. P.